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Brandywine Heights Area School District
The Brandywine Heights Area School District is a small, rural public school district located in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It serves the Borough of Topton and District Township, Longswamp Township and Rockland Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Brandywine Heights Area School District encompasses approximately . According to 2010 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 12,876. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $23,424, while the median family income The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ... was $58,993. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.US Census Bureau, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010, September 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the nation with over 13 million residents as of 2020. It is the 33rd-largest state by area and ranks ninth among all states in population density. The southeastern Delaware Valley metropolitan area comprises and surrounds Philadelphia, the state's largest and nation's sixth most populous city. Another 2.37 million reside in Greater Pittsburgh in the southwest, centered around Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest and Western Pennsylvania's largest city. The state's su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topton, Pennsylvania
Topton is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,069 at the 2010 census. Geography Topton is located at (40.503049, -75.701764). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. The Toad Creek drains Topton eastward into the Little Lehigh Creek. The ridge at the western edge of the borough separates it from the Schuylkill watershed. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 1,948 people, 805 households, and 562 families living in the borough. The population density is 2,844.0 people per square mile (1,106.1/km²). There were 842 housing units at an average density of 1,229.3 per square mile (478.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.87% White, 0.05% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18%. There were 805 households, 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
District Township is a township in eastern Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,381 at the 2020 census. District Township was founded in 1759. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land. It is drained by the Schuylkill River via the Manatawny Creek and the Perkiomen Creek via the West Branch Perkiomen Creek, which starts in the township. District Township is located in the South Mountains, and its elevations range from over 600 feet to over 1,100 feet. Its villages are Fredericksville and Landis Store. District Township has a humid continental climate (''Dfa''/''Dfb'') and is in hardiness zone 6b except for some higher areas that are 6a. The average monthly temperature in Landis Store ranges from 27.2 °F in January to 71.6 °F in JulyThe average annual absolute minimum temperature in Landis Store is -4.2 °F. Adjacent townships * Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania, Longswamp Towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Longswamp Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 5,551 at the 2020 census. History The Long-Hawerter Mill and Mary Ann Furnace Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Demographics As of the 2000 census, of 2000, there were 5,608 people, 2,029 households, and 1,529 families residing in the township. The population density was 246.1 people per square mile (95.0/km). There were 2,097 housing units at an average density of 92.0/sq mi (35.5/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.95% White, 0.32% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population. There were 2,029 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 19.2% of all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockland Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Rockland Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,778 at the 2010 census. History Rockland Township was organized in 1758. Prior to that, it was a part of Oley, Pennsylvania. It took its name from the numerous rocks it contains. Boulders thirty feet long, fifteen feet wide and fifteen feet high may be seen. Certain collections of rocks are known as Shott's Head and Guinther's Head. Near the latter there is a succession of rocks one hundred twenty feet long. This is the watershed of the township and from this point the water is drained south, east and west.A. E. Wagner, Ph.D., F. W. Balthaser, M.E., and D.K. Hoch, ''The Story of Berks County Pennsylvania'', Eagle Book ad Job Press, Reading, 1913 The early settlers were Germans who migrated northward from Oley. In 1842, a part of this township was taken and annexed to Pike. Sacony and Beaver Creeks have for many years turned mills of various kinds. Grim's mill on the Sacony has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Berks County ( Pennsylvania German: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading. The Schuylkill River, a tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Berks County. The county is part of the Reading, PA metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which is included in the Philadelphia-Reading- Camden, PA- NJ- DE- MD combined statistical area (CSA). History Reading developed during the 1740s when inhabitants of northern Lancaster County sent several petitions requesting that a separate county be established. With the help of German immigrant Conrad Weiser, the county was formed on March 11, 1752, from parts of Chester County, Lancaster County, and Philadelphia County. It was named after the English county in which William Penn's family home lay, Berkshire, which is often abbreviated to Berks. Berks County began much larger than it is today. The northwestern parts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Capita Income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita income is national income divided by population size. Per capita income is often used to measure a sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure a country's standard of living. It is usually expressed in terms of a commonly used international currency such as the euro or United States dollar, and is useful because it is widely known, is easily calculable from readily available gross domestic product (GDP) and population estimates, and produces a useful statistic for comparison of wealth between sovereign territories. This helps to ascertain a country's development status. It is one of the three measures for calculating the Human Development Index of a country. Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Median Family Income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of understanding income distribution. Median income can be calculated by household income, by personal income, or for specific demographic groups. Median equivalent adult income The following table represents data from OECD's "median disposable income per person" metric; disposable income deducts from gross income the value of taxes on income and wealth paid and of contributions paid by households to public social security schemes. The figures are equivalised by dividing income by the square root of household size. As OECD displays median disposable incomes in each country's respective currency, the values were converted here using PPP conversion factors for private consumption from the same source, accounting for each country's cost of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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